Roller-bearing.



E. S. SMITH. ROLLER BBABIEG. unicum: 2mm ua. sa, ma.

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Be y known thst l, RsUeeNiS. Smm, s cit-issn o ehe United States, residing et Milrmulree, in the* county of Milwaukee and Siete o'f Wiseensinyheve invented certain new useful lm rovements in Roller# `n s, oi which, tllie following is e speci- ;iention, reerence being had to the eccomdreWing,-ormmg o. part thereof. f invention relates more erticularly to combined end thrust and radis. load hearings. v The ineinrobjects of the invention are to evoidrtiae tendency to longitudinal displaceincident to the use of conical orl tapering-readers; tovevoid the slippage," iriction end incident tothe operetionlo long 'cylindrical rollers. isetween coniesli bearings; erellyto improve the construction Je, '.1 Le

cogeV or spacing ring :of`- modified construc.

tiongig., G'isa. cross section onthel line {i4-li, liggr; Fig. 7 is o view similar to'Fi' #l end F, oi e. portion of miothermodi ed om o enge or splicing ring; l n. er section on the line 8, Fig. 7.

l hserinniconiprises `irrner.'end outer CCR5 . k i the peering.

su., elioi the seme diameter. The seys from sheet metal.AA ach n I i, Syndikation of Letters Intent. @emotion elsa Apre sa, ma.v sum1 no. ree, sa.

and operation oi roller hearings of this cless.

end Fig. 8 is atrio annuler bearing members a and o, ii-ring opposing parallel `eonxcel hearing e. eees hearing the seine angle to the .een themernhe'rs o .end b ere inter number oi independently rotetehle series of; narrow feeedf cylindrical i independentiy rotatable series orollers, e "loosely confined in place and seperated .no another byengee orspeeingrings may@ be conveniently 'stamped-inf ring d is formed on one side only with pro- ]eetions e, preferably et or adjacent to the outer edge of the cage or ring, and o' somewhat less Width than the faces o' the rollers with which they Work. These rejections are made on their inner sides to ht over the peripheries of the rollers on that side o the coge or ring and to space them from one another, es shown in Figs. l end 3, each projectionv engaging with two adjacent rollers.

The series Yof rollers at one end of the bearing, preferably that adjacent to the larger end of the inner bearing member a, is loosely confined in place on the outer side by a. washer or plein ring el',- which has no lateral'projections'zor spacing the individuel roilers of the series, which ere spaced rorn one another. yby the projections e on the cage or ring ci between the outer series and the next series.

The several series oi rollers with their cages or spacing :rings ere loosely confined endwise lhetweenlthe members a and by split retaining rings' f', into and held in snnnlengrooves formed in the 'bearing'inemherfoy as 7shown in Figs. l endv 2.A `The several Arings d,- dvend f sre slightly coned --to ycorrespond with the incli- -nzition of the bearing-faces of themembers la andi b so as to standl erpendiculer or et rightangles theretmas s own in Fig. 2.

By'the construction of ythe rollers o- `with leompsratively narrozv peri heriesor beerl ing aces ond arrengxn nn eoniimngg them in independently rotem )le emmhnseriee, es herein shown and doserihed, the rollers in the diiierent series are not only permitted to irotste on their ,individual exes et diiierent speeds according to the varying diameters of their paths on the members a. and b, but the-rollers oi each annuler series with their cageor s seing ring are also permitted to advance odilyl fester or slower than the rollers and osg-es of adjoining series accord- '.ing to the varying ratios between the diame- Qters'ofthe -psths described by the rollers of the'diierent series and according to whether the inner ortho outer bearing member a or b fislrflttcd.' I `When the rinner bearing member a is iturnedtherol1eu inthe serios 'of larger .which ere sprung` Patented. Sept. 9, 393m.

neoliberal-gremios@nieuwe diameter, with their cages or spacing rings, advance riester than the rollers. inthe series ot einfallen dismeterfwitli theirfceges; but

-rtl e ongle to their common exis, ere

time :welded or materially reduced.

i537 tire employment of cylindrical-rollers vseries o rollers Jfrom one another with single fcomporstively ing projections on one side. only for spacing tbe `individual rollers of each series thin spacing rings each havfrom one another, the several seriessre brought close together, the bearing is made more compact end its construction is simplified.

, the employment oi'cylindricel `rollers #working-With conical bearing members, the tenancy. to endsiss displacement of the s is avoided.

o ports ci? e bearing constructedss l n sliorrnend described, are easilyY es- Abled or tslrenrspert; Tosssemble the v cl3-tbe bearing, tbe cages'or splicing i beginningwitli tbe smallest,ere mngiosition with their projections e s finest, end illed or su plied with rollers c one :titer/another', :tLl-'elltbe series nssembled, with time Weeber or plein ring r3 on top'. l :Tlie'inner member a, witlra retaining ring f in the groove in.its larger end. is tben inserted in place within thesssernblcd coges endV rollersI and inverted with tbe rollers and cages .thereonwand finallysnotlier retaining ring'f is run into the groove in the smaller end osfsaimembcr.

'lbe-rollerso and their cages d and retaining Weeber and rinvs dnand fl'th'usconsti-l tote with tbemexn er 045e.:,self-contained nnit which maybe removed romendre, placed inl tbe bearing bodily `Witllont releastiie rollers or disturbingtheir arrangencnt end withouty aieon'ng 'thea mounting or sdjustment of tbe other member b.

For resisting lend tlirust inflootlidirecons, es in vehicle wheels, twofof'tbese enrinfgs ere assembled with :their conicall reces 4inclined in opposites directions, preferebly with the smaller ends-of. the members toward eeelrother?"4 spacing: rines may-befriends in di erent enclin l dierenti orrnsgfzefor exemple', es ditemi 1n E end 6,

; brin olive:ng'nlera o 'et less rollers-cneringg curved:

inwardly rejecting edges cumferentiiilly to the across the peripheries of lined between mbefore mentioned, may be toif'lxold the series.. thereto. i .i they may; bemede i f independently conforming cireriplieries ot the rollersggor vas shown 1n igs. 'Iy and 8, they may be'made in the form of plein engcs e adapted to extend transversely part wey the rollers Vconthem. Various modifications in the minor de- ,teils or `construction and arrangement o arts of the besring other than those beremede, Without siiectin the essentiel principle of the device en Within the scope of the invention as defined in tbe following claims.

l claim:

1. In e. roller bearing, the combination oi coaxial members having opposinv conical bearing faces at the sane angle to t cir common axis and a number ot' independently rotatable rings each carrying a series of independentl rotatable rollers, said rings and rollers ing inte osed between said members, and the carrying ring o one series of rollers abutting the sides of the rollerso the adjoining ring.

2. In e roller bearing, the combination or? coaxial membersv having opposite conical bearing feces et the seme angle to their cornmon anis, end s number or independently rotatable coned rings eecli carrying c series of independently rotetsble rollers, seid rings kend` rollers being interposed between seid members,`snd encll abutting tile sides ci the rollers of the adjoining ring ond rejections on one side for spacing its individual rollers from one another;

" 3.' In aroller beering,itbe combination oil coaxial. members having opposite conical bearing faces at the same angle to their conia mon-` exis, a number of independently rotstable rings eachvcarrying a series of independently rotatable rollers, seid' rings end rollers being interposed between seid members, tbe carrying rin offene serien of rollers abutting the side aces of tbe rollers-o the adjoimng ring, and a plein Wesberto liold'the rollers at one of the outer rings in place against said ring. i i l 114. n'a. roller bearing, the combination with s member `herring s conicel 'beering fece, e number ot independently rotsteble rings eschcarrying e series of independently rotatable rollers end mounted on seid member, the cerryinlr ring of one series ci rollers abuttingtbe sid adjoiningiring, a plein Weeber to bold tbs rollers. atl'one of the. outer rings in pince against-seid ring, and split rings fitting in ves formed inthe conical faced member o rings'v andfrollers -;..5'.f`na-rollcr bearing, the combinetion with. ascpporting member, o* e. number ci reteteble rings mounted lll) 

